Pols eyeing GOP nod for Suffolk exec

Other politicians who have either declared their intention or are contemplating a race to earn the GOP nomination for Suffolk County executive.

Angie Carpenter, 67, West Islip. Suffolk County treasurer for five years, she won re-election with the cross endorsement of major and minor parties.Before that, she served as county legislator for 12 years.She also owned her own printing and graphics business.Michael

Fitzpatrick, 54, St. James. A member of the State Assembly for nine years. Before than he was a member of the Smithtown town board for 15 years He also works in the securities industry.Michael O'Donohoe, 62, Northport. Suffolk's commissioner of jurors for the past 18 years.Before that, he served as a Conservative county legislator for eight years. Earlier, he served four years as president of local 965 of the International Typographers Union and worked as a printerRick Lazio,

Brightwaters.

Designated as the Republican nominee for governor last year but was defeated in a primary. He was elected to Congress in 1993 in a major upset unseating Rep. Thomas Downey.In 2000, he lost a bid for U.S. Senate against Hillary Clinton. He also served as a county legislator from 1990 to 1993 and as an assistant district attorney. For the past decade , he worked as a Wall Street lobbyist, a post he left during his gubernatorial run.